Century Masonry, Restoration & Waterproofing

Century Masonry, Restoration & Waterproofing is a small Massachusetts outfit centered on one name: Steve, the mason the company's own site describes as leading every job personally. By its own account the focus is basement waterproofing, chimney and masonry restoration, and carpentry — a specialty trade shop rather than a full-service remodeler, despite a website menu that also lists kitchens, baths, and siding. The public track record here is thin. Google shows only three ratings for the business, and the pattern behind them is mixed rather than uniformly good: alongside a favorable mention of masonry and chimney repair work, there's also a substantive complaint about property damage and a breakdown in communication over what would be removed during a job. With so few reviews to draw on, that one complaint carries more weight than it would for a business with a longer history — there isn't enough volume yet to call it an outlier. Worth checking before hiring: this business's own listings aren't fully consistent with each other. Some directories place it in Medford while this profile is anchored to Lynn, and the phone number tied to one of those listings doesn't match the number on the company's own website — worth confirming you're reaching the same crew and not a stale listing or a similarly named operation nearby. This reads like a small, hands-on masonry and waterproofing crew rather than a big remodeling operation — reasonable for a chimney, foundation leak, or masonry repair. Given the thin review history and the one serious complaint on file, it's worth asking directly how the crew handles site walk-throughs and what gets removed or altered before work begins, especially on any job involving shared property or existing finishes.